to soak or saturate (completely)

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• saturate — sat·u·rate || sætʃəreɪt v. soak or fill completely; impregnate with as much material as possible; cause a substance to absorb as much of another substance as possible (Chemistry) …   English contemporary dictionary

• saturate — v. /sach euh rayt /; adj., n. /sach euhr it, euh rayt /, v., saturated, saturating, adj., n. v.t. 1. to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like. 2.… …   Universalium

• saturate — sat•u•rate v. [[t]ˈsætʃ əˌreɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] ər ɪt, əˌreɪt[/t]] v. rat•ed, rat•ing, adj. n. 1) chem. to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like… …   From formal English to slang

• saturate — I. transitive verb ( rated; rating) Etymology: Latin saturatus, past participle of saturare, from satur well fed more at satire Date: 1538 1. to satisfy fully ; satiate 2. to treat, furnish, or charge with something to the point where no more can …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• saturate — verb (t) /ˈsætʃəreɪt / (say sachuhrayt) (saturated, saturating) 1. to cause (a substance) to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance, through solution, chemical combination, or the like. 2. to charge to the utmost, as with… …  

• wet — wetly, adv. wetness, n. wetter, n. wettish, adj. /wet/, adj., wetter, wettest, n., v., wet or wetted, wetting. adj. 1. moistened, covered, or soaked with water …   Universalium

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• drench — I. noun Date: before 12th century 1. a poisonous or medicinal drink; specifically a large dose of medicine mixed with liquid and put down the throat of an animal 2. a. something that drenches b. a quantity sufficient to drench or saturate II.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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